Alan had yet to return to the platform, and the group was simply tired, bored even. There was little to do on the platform but stare at the sea beneath it, or study the array carved into the wall above the tunnel.
Though he was taking longer than usual, no one besides a few cared right now. They knew who he was. Nonetheless, the boredom was hard to shake off.
Everyone dealt with it in their own ways, Maxwell spent his time working, on whatever he was dealing with, there was always a stack of papers beside him. Kazikato was busy trying to fall asleep, Azmakul had healed his wounds a long time ago, and he had not even attempted the trial again, but...his body still ached.
The feeling was still there, and it was quite hard to forget that sort of experience. One didn't have the opportunity to get to fight a thunder giant and live so often.
'How does boss do it so much...'